Reports Report 230bd (Event 230-2024)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sam T |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | This wasn't like any shooting stars I've ever seen. Lasted about 2 to 3 seconds. Small light white trail ,which turned yellow/ bright orange circle .Then went blueish white quickly and totally disappeared. I did check my sky map app straight away and pinpointed it ,it was from my exact location,facing due south .It was below Jupiter and to the right of Orion constellation. Directly above Lepus constellation. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | St Austell, England (GB) |
| Latitude | 50° 20' 10.52'' N (50.336256°) |
| Longitude | 4° 47' 7.9'' W (-4.785527°) |
| Elevation | 76.010078m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2024-01-11 18:00 GMT |
| UT Date & Time | 2024-01-11 18:00 UT |
| Duration | ≈3.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 104° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 170.99° |
| First azimuth | 151.82° |
| First elevation | 53° |
| Last azimuth | 177.47° |
| Last elevation | 51° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -8 |
| Color | Yellow orange, then turned blue white then gone |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | It was small trail white , then yellow to orange big circle . Then blueish white ,then totally disappeared. |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |